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WWD 02/13/2008

Luxury in the Desert: Qatar's $6 Billion Isle Attracts Major Brands

Qatar's ambition to compete with Dubai as an upscale hub is taking dramatic shape. The Pearl — billed as a Riviera for the Middle East — is a man-made island overlooking azure waters and with 280,000 square feet of retail space for luxury fashions.

Maus to Bring Gant to Global Stage

With the acquisition of Gant complete, Maus FrÃ¿res chief executive Guy Latourette is mapping out a strategy to grow the Swedish sportswear company into...

— Feb 13, 2008

Beauty Beat: Bamford Progresses Into Natural Body Care

Beauty is getting the Bamford treatment. The brand began introducing items from its Bamford Body line in its stores in December.

— Feb 13, 2008

TV the Next Frontier for Steve & Barry's

Steve & Barry's, meet Laverne & Shirley. The Port Washington, NY-based retailer has a new source of intellectual property: classic tv shows.

— Feb 13, 2008

Something Bold

This is no season for wallflowers. Designers are strutting their stuff with striking shapes and distinctive embellishments.

— Feb 13, 2008

Perry Ellis Revenues Slip

Perry Ellis International Inc. issued preliminary fourth-quarter and full-year earnings that will meet or beat Wall Street's expectations.

— Feb 13, 2008

Peretz Gives Designs a Twist

Designer Carol Peretz has had a long love affair with eveningwear — 33 years, to be exact, and still going strong.

— Feb 13, 2008

Newsreel: Sun Capital's Sunny Outlook... Michael Phelps-Six Four AND 3-D...

Sun Capital Securities Group LLC's takeover of Kellwood Co. is all but complete.

— Feb 13, 2008

Jackets Keep Things Hot At Early Train, Platform 2

The earlier-than-usual trade show schedule didn't seem to derail Train and Platform 2.

— Feb 13, 2008

In Brief: Fishers Sell Shares... DFS Appointment... Amazon Fights Tax Proposal...

Donald G. Fisher, founder and chairman emeritus of Gap Inc., and his wife Doris, a director at the company, sold off 13.9 million shares of the retailer...

— Feb 13, 2008

Mariette Resigns From Quiksilver

Quiksilver Inc. president Bernard Mariette has resigned with the possible intention of acquiring the Rossignol group, which Quiksilver said last month it...

— Feb 13, 2008

Inditex Set to Enter New Markets

Inditex, the Spanish retailer that operates the Zara chain, said Tuesday it would open in four new markets this year — South Korea, Ukraine, Egypt...

— Feb 13, 2008

Talkin' 'Bout BCBGeneration

Max Azria wants to cultivate youthful customers.

— Feb 13, 2008

Currency Rates, Tax Benefit Buoy Levi's

Favorable currency exchange and a $215 million onetime tax benefit boosted Levi Strauss & Co. revenues and earnings for the fourth-quarter and year-end...

— Feb 13, 2008

Tesco Using Databases to Make Green Push

Retailers are finding new ways to leverage their customer databases to change shoppers' behaviors or just understand existing habits so they can refine the...

— Feb 13, 2008

Luxury in the Desert: Qatar's $6 Billion Isle Attracts Major Brands

Qatar's ambition to compete with Dubai as an upscale, international hub is taking dramatic shape.

— Feb 13, 2008

Fashion Scoops: Cuba's London Adventure... A New Gucci... Westwood's London Vote...

"I thought London would be stuffy, but I love it. It has great energy," gushed Cuba Gooding Jr., who embarked on a multiple-party marathon in the British...

— Feb 13, 2008

All Dressed Up for No One in Particular

"For whom do women dress?" might be right up there with "What do women want?" in terms of questions with no shortage of answers.

— Feb 13, 2008

Memo Pad: No Milan, But Maybe Paris... Rupert's New Culture... Barack's Bullies...

After making front-row appearances at several New York Fashion Week shows, Ingrid Sischy and Sandra Brant have decided to skip the collections in Milan this...

— Feb 13, 2008

The Velvet Touch

Decadent, lush and oh-so-plush. New York designers showed a romantic bent on the runways with sumptuous velvet looks.

— Feb 13, 2008

Colors, Classics Top Dallas FIG

A rainbow of colors and prints scored orders for spring and summer at Fashion Industry Gallery, the downtown venue here focused on contemporary looks that...

— Feb 13, 2008

Teen Chain Anchor Blue Repositions With Help From Montag of 'The Hills'

Anchor Blue is collaborating with Heidi Montag, a star of MTV's reality series "The Hills,'' on a new apparel line and ad campaign to help redefine the...

— Feb 13, 2008

Economic Reality Shapes Decisions at WWDMAGIC

Economic challenges compelled retail buyers and exhibitors at WWDMAGIC to hone strategies - from opting for safe merchandise to jumping on rising trends -...

— Feb 13, 2008

Max Mittman, 91

Max Mittman, chief executive officer of Jaymee Fashions, a former children's sportswear manufacturer, died Sunday at University Hospital in Tamarac, Fla. He...

— Feb 13, 2008

O'Regan, Duty Free Founder

Dr. Brendan O'Regan, founder of the world's first duty free shop, has died at the age of 90.

— Feb 13, 2008

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